Annual fundraiser allows kids to touch a truck’

The Stoneham Fire Department sponsored a “Touch-A-Truck” event on Aug. 11 in the rear parking lot of Redstone Shopping Center on Main Street.

Matthew Reid / mreid@wickedlocal.com

The Stoneham Fire Department sponsored a “Touch-A-Truck” event on Aug. 11 in the rear parking lot of Redstone Shopping Center on Main Street.

The free event was held in conjunction with the fire department’s annual “Fill the Boot” drive in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

As part of the event, children had the chance to see, touch, explore and honk the horns of a variety of municipal trucks and emergency vehicles, as well as win prizes, go down a giant slide and meet some of Stoneham’s public safety personnel.

The Department of Public Works also showcased some of their newest equipment, along side vehicles from the Middlesex Sheriffs Department, the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Swat Team, and vehicles from the military many local businesses.